In private school, parents are the customers. In public schools, taxpayers are the customers. In both cases, teachers do best when they don't let the customers get in the way and instead focus on developing the best "product" possible.

My last day of work was April 3rd. I spent most of it answering last minute questions and helping my manager prepare a presentation on the progress made on my project. Several people sent me a "Thanks and goodbye" email, but by the time I had a chance to read them, my domain account had been disabled and I couldn't see what they'd said ( Read more... )

I volunteered at my high school tonight to briefly share my experiences and answer questions from prospective parents. Speaking to one parent about college, I mentioned my brother went to College of Santa Fe for arts. She asked if they did any animation; I said that I didn't know, but when I think of studying animation for Disney/Pixar movies, I ( Read more... )

1545 words in about four hours. That's close to seven words per minute ( Read more... )

Apparently I'm in a "type grand theories" mood this morning, and since I sent several leading questions on OKCupid last week, I've been devoting my brain power to answering the replies. For your edification, here's a rambling explanation of my educational history and theory ( Read more... )

I took the day off work today to attend the Conference on World Affairs. I miss being a student, hanging around outside in the middle of the day... engaging in wide-ranging discourse... walking from one interestingly architected building to another... absent-mindedly staring out the window and admiring the beautiful people... working on a project ( Read more... )

Last week (4/8-4/12) was my absolute favorite week of the year. I laughed much more than usual. My brain got stimulated in unusual directions. I got up before 9 am for five days straight. What provoked this? The 54th Annual Conference on World Affairs. This brain dump is somewhat after the fact, because I put off everything that could be put ( Read more... )